Muskegon County, Michigan: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 175,9612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,0242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winona County, MN · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Muskegon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Muskegon County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −6.9% |
| 1896 | −19.7% |
| 1900 | −29.7% |
| 1904 | −59.9% |
| 1908 | −44.7% |
| 1912 | +1.9% |
| 1916 | −11.2% |
| 1920 | −51.9% |
| 1924 | −71.2% |
| 1928 | −53.1% |
| 1932 | +5.8% |
| 1936 | +29.1% |
| 1940 | +12.5% |
| 1944 | +9.3% |
| 1948 | +14.1% |
| 1952 | −4.2% |
| 1956 | −8.4% |
| 1960 | −6.3% |
| 1964 | +24.8% |
| 1968 | −6.4% |
| 1972 | −22.3% |
| 1976 | −13.5% |
| 1980 | −14.5% |
| 1984 | −21.8% |
| 1988 | −7.3% |
| 1992 | +12.2% |
| 1996 | +21.2% |
| 2000 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | +29.3% |
| 2012 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −1.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 46,028 | 47,733 | 95,181 | ||
| D | 45,643 | 45,133 | 92,444 | ||
| D | 37,304 | 36,127 | 78,723 | ||
| D | 44,436 | 30,884 | 76,397 | ||
| D | 53,821 | 29,145 | 84,271 | ||
| D | 44,282 | 35,302 | 80,313 | ||
| D | 37,865 | 30,028 | 69,270 | ||
| D | 35,328 | 21,873 | 63,438 | ||
| D | 32,515 | 23,769 | 71,948 | ||
| R | 28,977 | 33,567 | 62,907 | ||
| R | 25,247 | 39,355 | 64,863 | ||
| R | 26,645 | 36,512 | 67,954 | ||
| R | 27,013 | 35,548 | 63,407 | ||
| R | 22,804 | 36,428 | 61,125 | ||
| R | 24,492 | 28,233 | 58,683 | ||
| D | 36,769 | 22,146 | 59,034 | ||
| R | 28,755 | 32,667 | 61,661 | ||
| R | 25,679 | 30,395 | 56,246 | ||
| R | 23,826 | 25,967 | 50,446 | ||
| D | 20,631 | 15,382 | 37,107 | ||
| D | 19,963 | 16,536 | 36,786 | ||
| D | 19,257 | 14,957 | 34,424 | ||
| D | 17,252 | 9,366 | 27,133 | ||
| D | 13,497 | 11,971 | 26,265 | ||
| R | 5,158 | 16,997 | 22,281 | ||
| R | 1,462 | 14,422 | 18,206 | ||
| R | 3,468 | 11,702 | 15,877 | ||
| R | 4,465 | 5,692 | 10,913 | ||
| O | 1,678 | 1,523 | 8,246 | ||
| R | 1,794 | 5,070 | 7,321 | ||
| R | 1,181 | 5,453 | 7,132 | ||
| R | 2,796 | 5,250 | 8,255 | ||
| R | 3,110 | 4,682 | 7,964 | ||
| R | 3,301 | 3,830 | 7,697 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
9.5%
Irish
8.3%
Polish
4.8%
American
3.1%
French
2.9%
Italian
2.6%
African American
9.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,024
Muskegon County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Muskegon County$65,024
Michigan$72,875
United States$80,734
Muskegon County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Muskegon shifted from a reliably Democratic stronghold to near-even territory over the past decade, with its mix of industrial workers, mid-sized city voters, and rural townships producing some of Michigan's tightest county-level results.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
A population of 175,961, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,024 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winona County and Green County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Muskegon County, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Muskegon County, Michigan voted Republican by 1.8 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,181 votes cast, 46,028 went Democratic and 47,733 went Republican.
What is Muskegon County, Michigan's political typology?
Akashic places Muskegon County, Michigan in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Muskegon County, Michigan last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muskegon County, Michigan voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Muskegon County, Michigan?
Muskegon County, Michigan has a population of 175,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muskegon County, Michigan?
Median household income in Muskegon County, Michigan is $65,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Muskegon County, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Muskegon County, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.